Tanagra
UK/ˈtanəɡɹə/
Tanagra proper noun: a city in southeastern Viotia prefecture in Greece.
Proper noun
Tanagra
- A city in southeastern Viotia prefecture in Greece.
Noun
Tanagra (countable and uncountable, plural Tanagras)
- A style of terracotta statuary from the 5th to 3rd centuries BCE.
- That Sally girl is our idea of one exquisite bit of packaging and content, from her adorably shaped face to her Cinderellian twinkle-toes, with a perfect little Tanagra statue figure.1950 January 13, A. D., “Chatter!”, in Daily News, volume 31, number 173, New York, N.Y., page C16, column 3
- He advanced, touched the covers with his fingers as if to identify and greet the author of each, and then progressed towards the group of Tanagra figures in their glass case.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1005
Forms of Tanagra
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Questions about Tanagra
- What does Tanagra mean?
- Tanagra means a city in southeastern Viotia prefecture in Greece.
- What part of speech is Tanagra?
- Tanagra can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Tanagra?
- Tanagra is pronounced /ˈtanəɡɹə/ (UK).
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